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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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